The dancing is really great. You pay to go in and there is a large concrete dance floor floor area where people (I have to say mostly in the twilight of their lives) gently dance to old classics from the 60's, 70's and 80's. I think this is an excellent idea and should be done in my country. People were dancing on their own and with a partner, kids, grandpa and grandma were dancing and everyone one did not care how they danced or how they looked they were just having a nice time. It was a very bright sunny hot day, almost baking but such fun to dance outside.
In the UK we don't have this kind of thing or any sense of community. I think outdoor dancing should be part of school curriculum and part of rehabilitation for criminal offenders. It gets you outside, it relaxes you and you make friends. Its really a happy event and a social event. Junior and I and later the dear wife, danced round and round in circles in the sunshine without a care in the world. It was great. I will definitely go back and do my stuff on the dance floor at Sokolninki.
)))))))))I'll tell you more- this tradition has come from USSR. It was when i was a youngster. there were some kind of clubs or maybe unofficial organization or even meetings. There were special places called CLUBS (actually it were movie theatres) where in the evening people gathered together and dance (just like you described, discussed things etc.) they were called something like "The club for who's behind 30s" Single persons came there sometimes meet their another halves )))) so if you're 30+years old - youwere welcomed. I thought what an old farts (sorry my french) were gathering there (the discoteque was cool for the youth))) And now i'm 36))) and think that all is great at it's time. now i'm an old fart for the youngster.... Life caleidoscope.....)))))
ReplyDeleteSincerely Oleg The Ubiquitous
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